There were two schools of thought when it came to choosing the final three teams in the Division I preseason football rankings:
1) The traditional powers should get the spots based on their overall tradition of …

Sure, it wasn’t the sexiest of matchups. Yes, there were other higher-profile games to see. No, it wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing, not that Scottsdale Horizon should care. (Steve Casey is too good a coach to …

As offensive schemes go, there is none in Arizona more quarterback-friendly than the one being run at Mesa Desert Ridge.
In the past two seasons, Jaguars QBs have set or tied three state records. Josh Cain …

Shame on the Chandler school district and in particular the folks at the very top of the district, i.e., the superintendent.
The number of transfers and juggling of players between its schools each year particularly in …

The path to an undefeated regular season for No. 1 Scottsdale Notre Dame has become much clearer of late. Coming into the season, the consensus was the Saints’ toughest competition would come from within the …

As if Phoenix Desert Vista weren’t already a pressure-cooker, there’s more wrath directed toward coach Dan Hinds, most of which involves having senior wunderkind Devon Kennard playing both ways.
Naturally, all of this came to a …

Who said reapeating as 5A Division I state champions was easy?
Well, I did. Here. The VX Video portion of our Website can, sadly for me, confirm this.
Actually, I said it would be done, I didn’t say it would …

Mesa Mountain View has quietly yet methodically battered and beaten three teams to uphold its preseason ranking of No. 4 (now No. 2) in 5A Division I.
Their low-profile is over come Friday night when they …

Then there’s the other side. Chandler wasn’t a happy bunch as they trudged toward the busses following the painful 21-20 loss to Desert Vista.
The focus was of the 2-point conversion which fell apart that could …